At the time of the 2006 National Census, the population was 3,661 in 889 households, when it was the village of Mobarakabad in Gavdul-e Gharbi Rural District. The following census in 2011 counted 4,198 people in 1,178 households. The 2016 census measured the population as 4,456 people in 1,317 households, by which time the village had been elevated to the status of the city of Mobarak Shahr.
^Mobarakabad can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3075262" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
^Jahangiri, Ishaq (c. 2014) [Approved 15 August 1392]. Approval letter regarding reforms of country divisions in East Azerbaijan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. 137703/T49387AH. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2024 – via Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users.
